CEATEC JAPAN 2013 Exhibition Report
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Exhibition Report Smart Innovation ̶ Technology for Future Society and Lifestyles Oct.1 Tue. Oct.5 Sat. Makuhari Messe, Tokyo ■Sponsors: CEATEC JAPAN Executive Board Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association Communications and Information network Association of Japan Computer Software Association of Japan Contents CEATEC JAPAN 2013 CONTENTS 1. EXHIBITION PROFILE 1 2. MESSAGE FROM THE SPONSORS 2 3. OPENING EVENTS / CEREMONY 2 4. EXHIBITION CONFIGURATION 3 5. RECENT EXHIBIT TRENDS 5 6. SPECIAL EXHIBITS AND PROJECTS 12 7. AWARDS 14 8. EXHIBITORS 16 9. CONFERENCE 18 10. NUMBER AND ANALYSIS OF VISITORS 19 11. PUBLICITY / ADVERTISING 22 12. CEATEC JAPAN OFFICIAL WEBSITE 25 Outline CEATEC JAPAN 2013 1. EXHIBITION PROFILE Name: CEATEC JAPAN 2013 (Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies) Objectives: ○ To allow visitors to experience the newest technologies, products, systems and software for the digital network age, and the convergence of communications, information and imaging technologies. ○ To function as a highly specific exhibition capturing the interest and responding to the needs of users by presenting the industries' latest achievements and trends. ○ As Asia’s largest interactive exhibition of information on the communications, information and imaging fields, to present the achievements, trends and vitality of the industry to the world. ○ To gather industry organizations to present clear social messages, thereby supporting industrial development and contributing to lifestyles, economies and society in the digital network age. Duration: October 1st (Tue.) – 5th (Sat.), 2013, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ○ Invitational Day: October 1st (Tue.) ○ Business Days: October 2nd (Wed.) – 4th (Fri.) ○ Free Admission Day: October 5th (Sat.) ○ ICT Suite/Electronics Suite: October 1st (Tue.) – 4th (Fri.) Location: Makuhari Messe 2-1 Nakase, Mihama-ku, Chiba, Japan Admission: All visitors are required to register ○ Invitational Day: October 1st ○ Business Days: October 2nd – 4th Visitor registering at the Gate: General admission JPY1,000, Students JPY500 Online pre-registration / Invitational registration at the gate: Free admission ○ Free Admission Day: October 5th Sponsor: CEATEC JAPAN Executive Board Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA) Communications and Information network Association of Japan (CIAJ) Computer Software Association of Japan (CSAJ) Support: ○ Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (MIC), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan (METI) *Listed by date established. ○ Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA), Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, JAPAN, Japan National Tourist Organization (JNTO) ○ Chiba Prefectural Government, Chiba Municipal Government ○ Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK), The National Association of Commercial Broadcasters in Japan (NAB) ○ Nippon Keidanren, The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI), The Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry, The Chiba Chamber of Commerce and Industry ○ U.S. Commercial Service, Delegation of the European Union to Japan, British Embassy in Japan, Canadian Embassy and Consulates in Japan, UBIFRANCE JAPAN (No particular order) Assistance ○ Telecommunications Carriers Association (TCA), The Telecommunications Association (TTA), Internet Association Japan (IAjapan), Organizations: The Telecommunication Technology Committee (TTC), JAPAN INSTITUTE FOR PROMOTION OF DIGITAL ECONOMY AND COMMUNITY (JIPDEC), IT Verification Industry Association (IVIA), Association for Computer Skills Promotion (ACSP) ○ Association of Radio Industries and Businesses (ARIB), Japan Satellite Broadcasting Association (JSBA), Japan Cable and Telecommunications Association (JCTA), Japan Cable Television Engineering Association (JCTEA) ○ Association of Consumer Electronics Marketing in Japan, Electrical Products Association of Japan, Japan Federation of Electronic Parts Distributors & Dealers (JEP), Japan Computer System Seller Association (JCSSA), Japan Electronic Products Importers Association (JEPIA) ○ The Japan Electrical Manufacturers' Association (JEMA), Japan Business Machine and Information System Industries Association (JBMIA), Japan Audio Society (JAS), Japan Association of Medical Devices Industries (Jamdi), Japan Electric Measuring Instruments Manufacturers' Association (JEMIMA), Nippon Electric Control Equipment Industries Association (NECA), Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA), Japan Embedded Systems Technology Association (JASA), Japan Electronics Packaging Circuits Association (JPCA) ○ Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. (JAMA), ITS Japan, Japan Auto Parts Industries Association (JAPIA) ○ The Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan, New Energy Foundation (NEF), The Energy Conservation Center, Japan (EECJ), The Japan Electric Association (EJA), The Battery Association of Japan (BAJ), Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association (JPEA), Japan Wind Power Association (JWPA), Solar System Development Association (SSDA) ○ Japan Federation of Housing Organizations (Judanren), The Japan Machinery Federation (JMF), Japan Robot Association (JARA), The Japan Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry Association (JRAIA) ○ Digital Content Association of Japan (DCAj), Japan Video Software Association (JVA), Japan Book Publishers Association (JBPA), Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) (No particular order) Assistance The Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers (ITE), The Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP), Academic The Institute of Image Electronics Engineers of Japan (I.I.E.E.J.), Information Processing Society of Japan (IPSJ), The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan, Societies: The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE) (No particular order) Prime Media EDN Japan, @IT MONOist, EETimes Japan, Engadget, Digital Health Online, Tech-On!, Nikkei Electronics Partners: (No particular order) Global Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) / International CES (USA) Partners: Messe Berlin/IFA (Germany) Messe München International/electronica (Germany), electronica & Productronica China (China) Hanover Fairs/CeBIT (Germany) Asia China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Electronics & Information Industry Sub-Council (CCPIT ECC) Partners: China Electronic Chamber of Commerce (CECC) China International Software & Information Service Centre (CiSiS) The Hong Kong Electronic Industries Association (HKEIA) Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) ○ Asia Electronics Exhibition Cooperate Conference (AEECC) Member* China Electronic Appliance Corporation (CEAC) Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) Korea Electronics Association (KEA) Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (TEEMA) * The Asia Electronics Exhibition Cooperate Conference (AEECC) was established in 1997 to encourage mutual promotional cooperation activities among major electronics and IT exhibition organizers in the Asia region. Management: CEATEC JAPAN Management Office (Japan Electronics Show Association (JESA)) 1 Message CEATEC JAPAN 2013 2. MESSAGE FROM THE SPONSORS CEATEC JAPAN Executive Board is pleased to announce that CEATEC JAPAN 2013, the Cutting-Edge IT & Electronics Comprehensive Exhibition, Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association was held for a five-day period from Chairman October 1 (Tuesday) to October 5 (Saturday), 2013, Norio Sasaki at Makuhari Messe (Mihama Ward, Chiba City). Counting its 14th year, and this year under the theme “Smart Innovation —Technology for Future Society and Lifestyles”, Communications and Information network CEATEC JAPAN 2013 sent a strong message to the world Association of Japan showcasing the technological innovations in IT & electronics, Chairman Takashi Okuda and cross-integration with other fields, that will make lifestyles and society safer, more secure and more comfortable. CEATEC JAPAN will continue to respond to the changing times, and offer a venue to show the innovative technologies, products and services, Computer Software Association of Japan as well as contribute to creation, expansion, and vitalization of the market. Chairman Please look forward to CEATEC JAPAN in the future. Shigefumi Wada Opening Event CEATECCEATEC JAPANJAPAN 20112013 3. OPENING EVENTS / CEREMONY (1) Invitational Day For the opening of CEATEC JAPAN 2013, we made the first day of the event, October 1st, as Invita- tional Day, allowing special VIP guests and exhibitor representatives. In addition to experiencing CEATEC JAPAN in a comfortable and relaxed atmosphere, exhibiting companies made the most of the day for close contact with important customers, while their executives deepened information exchange among themselves. Exhibitor representatives had the opportunity to not only fully promote the content of their exhibits but also to find out more about the exhibits of other companies, which helped to enhance future business policies and development objectives. What’s more, many press members from newspapers, magazines and broadcasting also attended this event, following Media Convention which was held the day before, and earnestly